Towards a Topology of 'Doing Gender': An Analysis of Empirical Research and Its Challenges

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-134

  Nentwich, Julia C ^a   Kelan, Elisabeth K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

(un)doing gender; Empirical studies; Ethnomethodology; Identity; Performativity

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENDER IDENTITY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84891832485     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12025     Document Type: Article

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